Zoey!
Zoey, a 2-year-old, house-trained, non-shedding Schnauzer mix, joined our family this afternoon. You can tell which members of the family are ecstatic about the new addition. One person in the family is still coming to acceptance of the idea that we are dog owners. Luckily, this acceptance is being hastened along by the fact that Zoey is an extremely sweet and gentle dog. She's been here four hours and we have yet to hear her bark.
I think that not only am I the least excited person in our family, I'm also the least excited person in the universe. (Well, maybe that's an exaggeration.) I got initiated into the world of animal lovers this afternoon after being asked by a Petsmart employee if I was "Zoey's mom". I was also shocked at the interest that so many fellow pet owners--complete strangers who happened to be at the store while we were there--had in the fact that we were taking this doggie home. Virtually everyone around us was totally thrilled for us and for Zoey, FAR more thrilled than I was, and I was the one taking her home. Seriously, you would have thought we were adopting another BABY, rather than a dog. And I think that's where I differ from these people, because in their minds, a dog IS a baby, and in my mind, a dog is a dog.
But she's here to stay, and I'm glad. It's been fun to see the pure joy on the faces of not only my kids, but my husband as well. They are ALL on cloud nine!
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She still has not barked. Not only has she not barked, she has not made any noise whatsover, not a whine, not a growl, nothing. I'm actually a bit concerned. We're going to take her to the vet anyway this week, so hopefully we'll get some answers on that one.
One Fish, the only reason we had her at Petsmart was because that's where we adopted her from... but thanks for the heads up, because I wouldn't have had a clue.